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"Momma Don't Cry," written by Jonathan Reid Gealt and based on a poem by Ana (a young girl in South Africa), will have its world premiere performance at the Broadway in South Africa benefit concert on Monday October 6th, 2008. Andre Ward will be performing the new song in the concert which will take place at Symphony Space in NYC. Check out all of the information below and be sure to get your tickets. Its a wonderful cause and will surely be a wonderful night of music in NYC. *** BROADWAY IN SOUTH AFRICA A benefit concert for the exciting new project that brings Broadway performers as teaching artists to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa Monday, October 6th @ 7:30pm Peter Norton Symphony Space 2527 Broadway at 95th Street Featuring: Sebastian Arcelus (Jersey Boys) Stanley Bahorek (Spelling Bee) Sean Bradford (The Lion King) Bongi Duma (The Lion King) Eden Espinosa (Rent) Renee Elise Goldsberry (Rent) Mandy Gonzalez (In the Heights) Frankie James Grande (Mamma Mia) Adam Kantor (Rent) Kendra Kassebaum (Wicked) Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid) Tshidi Manye (The Lion King) Julia Murney (Wicked) S'bu Ngema (The Lion King) Billy Porter (Ghetto Superstar) Kate Shindle (Legally Blonde) Andre Ward (Xanadu) Lisa Nicole Wilkerson (The Lion King) Choreography by Dance Theater X's Charles Anderson And world-premiere songs based on essays written by South African students by: Bobby Cronin Jeff Blumenkrantz Jonathan Reid Gealt Adam Gwon Tom Kitt Henry Krieger Michael John LaChiusa Steve Marzullo Bill Russell Jeremy Schonfeld and Georgia Stitt Directed by Jen Bender (The Lion King) Music director: Brad Haak (Mary Poppins) Tickets available for $100, $60, and $20. To order call Symphony Space at 212.864.5400 or order online at http://www.symphonyspace.org For more information on Broadway In South Africa visit: http://www.broadwayinsouthafrica.com

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For the Washington Post review on Opening Night in DC at the Wolf Trap, head to the following link. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083101879.html